Guess what?! Work and play has come together in the form of contemporary design. This means if you’re a fan of these traditionally mismatched concepts becoming one, you can express it through your furniture! Because Alpine German Kitchens feels the same way that you do and that’s why they bring you…drum roll, please…the dining desk!

This convention-defying piece of furniture is the brainchild of our favourite German design company Poggenpohl. By day, it might be the desk of a work-from-home freelancer. By night, sweep off the paperwork, shut down the laptop and pull out the vino! The Alpine German Kitchens desk is transformed into a dinner table!

The dining desk’s large size makes it ideal for either grandiose rooms or open plan spaces. Of course, the freelancer is the modern worker, so he or she will probably be furnishing the latter. An open plan kitchen is just as ideal – the Alpine German Kitchens dining desk can double up as a breakfast nook rather than dining table.

Space will never be a concern during family gatherings where food is the draw card. Simply open up the table by pulling out each side of the dining desk to reveal ample serving room for casseroles, potato bakes, roasting pans house leg of lamb and so on. We apologise for Alpine German Kitchens in advance as the food takes centre stage, while the beauty and clever functionality of the table is sidelined! It can be opened either by hand or with the aid of a noiseless motor.

For more information on this superb versatile table, visit the Alpine German Kitchens website at www.agk.co.za.